$82 million Windsor at Celebration on track to open in spring 2018

This artist's rendering depicts the porte cochere entry of Windsor at Celebration.

The only parcel of the Disney-originated master-planned Celebration community designated for seniors housing, the $82 million Windsor at Celebration is on track to open in spring 2018 in Celebration, FL, according to Richard Ackerman, senior managing principal of developer/owner Big Rock Partners.

Pre-leasing for the 239 units in the six-story building began Thursday. The rental alternative to a traditional continuing care retirement community will include 151 one-bedroom, one-bedroom with den and two-bedroom independent living floor plan styles, along with 55 one- and two-bedroom assisted living and 33 one-bedroom memory care residences, all of which will be private.

“We're creating a community that reflects Celebration's unique appeal, combining the five-star hospitality of a grand hotel like The Breakers or The Biltmore, with a Disney-inspired spirit of ageless fun and discovery,” Ackerman said.

Located just south of Walt Disney World, the community's amenities will include a rooftop sky bar, from which residents will be able to view Disney's fireworks nightly, as well as a stadium-style screening room, where they will be able to watch first-run films. Residents will have access to an indoor pool and on-site fitness center as well as on-site events, activities and classes. Windsor at Celebration will feature hardwired Wi-Fi and 180-channel high-definition satellite TV throughout the community as well as a fenced perimeter and advanced locking system and keyless entry designed to foster a sense of safety.

“We have always believed there was a special opportunity to extend the innovative, inspiring vision that was Celebration's impetus to an equally special community where active-aging adults continue to thrive, with lifelong adventure, wellbeing and security,” said Angie Layfield, executive director of Windsor at Celebration.

“We're creating a community that reflects Celebration's unique appeal, combining the five-star hospitality of a grand hotel like The Breakers or The Biltmore, with a Disney-inspired spirit of ageless fun and discovery,” said Richard Ackerman, senior managing principal of developer/owner Big Rock Partners. This artist's rendering imagines the lobby at Windsor at Celebration.

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